Kohlitz Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Chile

Kohlitz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kohlitz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany321:2,515,796126,826
United States201:18,122,947588,089
Chile101:1,761,64727,489
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

The alternate forms: Köhlitz (75) are calculated separately.

Kohlitz Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kohlitz Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kohlitz is held by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Köhlitz. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kohlitz? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,414,640th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The last name Kohlitz is mostly found in Europe, where 52 percent of Kohlitz live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Germany, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,515,796. In Germany Kohlitz is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 34 percent are found, Berlin, where 31 percent are found and Hesse, where 28 percent are found. Not including Germany this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent are found and Chile, where 16 percent are found.

Kohlitz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Kohlitz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kohlitz Last Name Statistics demography

Kohlitz earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 70.09% more than the national average, earning $73,391 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Köhlitz9575/
Koehlitz938/
Kolitz92222/
Kollitz86119/
Koslitz86110/
Kählitz86102/
Kehlitz8630/
Koelitz860/
Kohletz860/
Koliz831/
Kaehlitz8011/
Colitz77112/
Kalitz7795/
Kolits7729/
Khaliz777/
Kelitz776/
Kohlez771/
Kolicz771/
Kahliz771/
Koloiz771/
Kolutz770/
Koliscz7117/
Kolitch7116/
Kohlich7115/
Koulits7115/
Collitz7110/
Kolists719/
Kollits717/
Koleits713/
Kalaitz711/
Khalidz711/
Coliotz710/
Colitzs710/
Katlitz710/
Kolić672,899/
Kolic67771/
Kolitsch67486/
Kaliz67203/
Coliz67129/
Količ6756/
Kolaites6724/
Keliz6713/
Kolez677/
Koliç675/
Collaitz672/
Kalaitzh671/
Kahluetz671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kohlitz
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